expounding

1. 1.

   a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic

   Synonymsexposition

   Broaderinterpretation

   Narrowerphilosophizing

Other forms of expounding

plural

expoundings·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about expounding

What does expounding mean?

expounding means "a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic".

How many syllables are in expounding?

expounding has 3 syllables: ex-poun-ding. The stress falls on "poun". In IPA it is /ɪkˈspaʊndɪŋ/.

What is another word for expounding?

Close synonyms include exposition. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is expounding a common word?

expounding is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.